Hollywood actor Chris Hemsworth has confirmed he will attend the Australian premiere of his new film on the Gold Coast. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk this week wrote to Hemsworth and asked… Continue reading Thor star Chris Hemsworth is coming to the Gold Coast
The family of Florence and Sheryil Allen are still holding out hope of a last-minute reprieve in their visa application, with just a week left until the deadline to leave… Continue reading Visa deadline looms for Indian family
A recent Indian court order suspending the jail terms of three young men guilty of gang-rape and blackmail stands out for being regressive, writes the BBC’s Geeta Pandey in Delhi.… Continue reading India ‘victim-shaming’ row after judges bail rapists
Paramedics are assessing a patient after a crash on the Sunshine Mwy. Traffic is at a crawl on the southbound motorway exit at Mountain Creek (near Mooloolaba) following the smash. … Continue reading Driver injured in Sunshine Mwy smash
Two men have died after their plane crashed into a turf farm south of Brisbane. Emergency services were called to the scene at Allenview, in the Scenic Rim, after a… Continue reading Two men die in light plane crash at Scenic Rim
THE battle against domestic violence begins not in the home or streets, but in the minds of children, the founder of a Coast DV support organization says. SunnyKids CEO Chris… Continue reading A ‘cultural change’ of respect needed to stop violence
Alex McEwan told friends and police he had gone out looking to kill someone on the night he allegedly murdered Korean student Eunji Ban, a Supreme Court jury has heard.… Continue reading Eunji Ban murder-accused had gone out looking to kill someone: Court
Parts of south-east Queensland will be hotter than the northern tip of the state, as a heatwave likely to break records sweeps the region. Communities west of Brisbane, including Ipswich,… Continue reading Heat records tipped to tumble in Queensland
TWO men have been accused of punching and pushing over bystanders and hitting cars as they walked down a Sunshine Coast main street. Police allege the two men were walking… Continue reading Path of mindless destruction: three injured in alleged rampage
A remote Aboriginal school in Western Australia has broken two, long-standing records by winning a state science award. The Science Teachers Association’s (STAWA) Secondary School of the Year award —… Continue reading Remote Aboriginal school takes out top science award never won outside Perth
Four people have been charged after almost 2 million cigarettes were seized at Brisbane Airport at the weekend. Australian Border Force officers discovered the shipment, which they alleged were falsely… Continue reading Almost 2 million cigarettes seized at Brisbane Airport
POLICE have charged a 34-year-old Pacific Pines man following an incident involving a number of alleged traffic incidents, two serious assaults and the unlawful use of a vehicle. It will… Continue reading Pacific Pines man facing a string of charges
